Congress Passes Disaster Relief Bill with Grassley Amendment

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa issued the following statement regarding the House passage of a disaster aid package. The bill, which recently passed the Senate, includes Grassley’s amendment designed to provide relief to farmers that lost stored grain in recent floods. It now goes to President Donald Trump to be signed into law.

“Americans impacted by natural disasters in Iowa and throughout the country have had to wait too long for relief due to partisan politics in Congress. By passing this disaster relief package, the House took an important and necessary step forward to provide the assistance these Americans desperately need to rebuild,” Grassley said. “Included in the legislation is my amendment to provide specific relief for farmers who lost grain when grain bins busted because of flooding. This should help those affected, especially in Southwest Iowa, in their continued efforts to rebuild and recover. This package is a good start for addressing Midwest flooding needs. I’ll continue to work with farmers, communities and the state of Iowa on what further assistance will be needed.”

More information about the disaster aid package can be found here. Some of the provisions that will assist disaster-affected Iowans follows.

For disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major disaster in 2017, 2018, and 2019.